Antibiotic Resistance Protocols

Epidemiology and Population Genetics.- The RM Test for Determining Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Lineages.- Unravelling the Ecology of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria in the Nasopharynx.- Genomics and Gene Expression.- Methods to Determine Antibiotic Resistance Gene Silencing.- Studying Gene Induction of Glycopeptide Resistance Using Gene Swapping.- Real-Time PCR Methods to Study Expression of Genes Related to Hypermutability.- Use of DNA Arrays to Study Transcriptional Responses to Antimycobacterial Compounds.- Fitness Mutation and Physiology.- Assays of Sensitivity of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria to Hydrogen Peroxide and Measurement of Catalase Activity.- Measurements of Heme Levels and Respiration Rate in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium.- Methods to Determine Fitness in Bacteria.- Application of Continuous Culture for Measuring the Effect of Environmental Stress on Mutation Frequency in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.- Detection of Resistance.- Identification of Efflux-Mediated Multi-drug Resistance in Bacterial Clinical Isolates by Two Simple Methods.- Evaluation of Efflux Activity of Bacteria by a Semi-automated Fluorometric System.- Measuring the Activity of Active Efflux in Gram-Negative Bacteria.- Rapid Characterization of ?-Lactamases by Multiplex PCR.- Rapid Methods for Testing Inhibitors of Mycobacterial Growth.- Use of Biofilm Model Systems to Study Antimicrobial Susceptibility.- Rapid Analysis of Resistant Mutant Genotypes Using Pyrosequencing®.

From the reviews:

"...an excellent, well-produced book, full of protocols on a range of modern molecular techniques, applicable not only to research on antibiotics resistance, but to general microbiology....The articles are of a uniformly high standard, well illustrated and referenced, which act as logical easy to follow protocols. this book is a must for anyone involved in research on antibiotic resistance; equally all microbiologists who use modern molecular methods should consult it in the expectation of finding well-described established techniques and numerous cutting-edge developments." - MicroBiology Today

From the reviews of the second edition:

"This is a well produced book ... . The articles are of a uniformly high level, well illustrated and referenced, working with logical and easy to follow protocols. ... This book is excellent for anyone involved in research on antibiotic resistance, whether students, researchers or professionals in the field of microbiology who use modern molecular techniques. Readers can find answers to queries on a number of well-defined and established cutting-edge techniques." (Elsa Masae Mamizuka, Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vol. 46 (4), October-December, 2010)

"This is the second edition of a protocol book that details the methods used to detect antibiotic resistance mechanisms in bacteria. ... This book is written for scientists working in the area of antibiotic development and bacterial resistance mechanisms. ... a sound book with good advice for investigators working in the field of antimicrobial development. It provides a good basis for the study of bacterial survival mechanisms and how bacteria adapt to different environments." (Rebecca T. Horvat, Doody's Book Reviews, August, 2010)